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Radiocarbon Sample Information

Gd-163 Kraków-Planty P5    Age:  910 ± 120 BP 
Sample name:  Kraków-Planty P5
Submitter:  Radwańska T.
Institution:
 
 
 Muzeum Archeologiczne
 Kraków
 ul. Senacka 3   31-002 Kraków

Collector:
Date of collection:
 Radwańska T.
 June 1973

Additional information:  Pale 5 was below an earth scarp at depth 230cm (top) below present surface, 50cm above sandy substratum. Pale 5 was part of palisade protecting settlement from the east.
Material of sample:  wood
Contamination:  rootlets
Type of site:  excavation
Field of study:  archaeology

Sample location:
Site name:  Kraków Planty
Latitude:  50 03 00N
Longitude:  19 56 00E
Detailed description of the sample location:
Cracow park, Okol Skarpa site, Trench III, area 17.45 to 18.20m.
Environment description:
Pale 5 was part of palisade consisting of a row of vertical pales and probably
occasionally planks. The parts of palisade visible when found were carbonized. On the
inner (W) side, the palisade was bordered by clay with sand and coal fragments.
Pale 5 was part of palisade protecting settlement from the east.

References to literature:  Radiocarbon Data List III

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